Tom Hallion

Thomas Francis Hallion (born September 5 1956 in Saugerties, New York) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League from 1985 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2005. He has officiated in the League Championship Series in 1998 and 2007, and in the Division Series in 1996 and 1997. He has also worked the All-Star Game in 1992 and 2008, being at second base for the latter contest at Yankee Stadium which went a record 15 innings.

Hallion attended the University of Buffalo, and began his umpiring career in the New York - Penn League (1979), Carolina League (1980-1981), Eastern League (1982) and American Association (1983-1985) before joining the NL staff. He married Elizabeth Carnright on September 11 1983, and they have three children, Corey, Kyle and Jacob; they reside in Louisville, Kentucky. ["National League Green Book 1999", p. 49.] Hallion was the home plate umpire on July 12, by|1997 when Francisco Córdova and Ricardo Rincón of the Pittsburgh Pirates combined on a 3-0, 10-inning no-hitter against the Houston Astros. [cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1997/B07120PIT1997.htm |title=Boxscore of July 12, 1997 game at Three Rivers Stadium |accessdate=2008-07-16 |work=Retrosheet ] He was among the umpires who lost their jobs after resigning as part of a failed union bargaining strategy in 1999, but his rehiring was agreed to in December 2004 in a settlement with Major League Baseball. [cite news |title=Six more will split $2.3M in severance pay |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1953109 |publisher=Associated Press via ESPN |date=2004-12-24 |accessdate=2008-07-17 ] Hallion also umpired in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, and was behind the plate for the championship game between Japan and Cuba.

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* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=3060 Major league profile]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phallt901.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/pressbox/images/umpires_07/hallion_tom01.jpgPhoto]